I was just reading the ad for the Marque Ampico upright and noticed that the fellow described having installed a full set of crescendos in the piano. I have a foot-pump Marshall & Wendell Marque Ampico and have always thought the system was complete (minus the modifying levers on electric versions)...

Benjy Templeton was wondering if the Marque Ampico was missing its crescendos. No, actually the Marque was designed as the foot pump version of an Ampico, and while it was able to produce, probably 20" vacuum, due to a small treadle bellows and long lever for power it could never produce continually...

•On Saturday I saw a Marque Ampico upright that is being restored. I am potentially interested in buying it and would like to find out more before I proceed. The piano is a Marque (e-acute) Ampico "A", serial number 23786. The most unusual feature is that it is a pedal electric, in the sense of a pe...

•G'day Jeffrey, You asked about a pedal/electric Marque Ampico. I have previously restored a U.S.-made Foster pedal Marque Ampico, but this is the first I have heard of a pedal/electric model. I wonder if the electric pump was added later? I would say that the here in Australia and in the U.S. the p...

•Mr. Borinsky writes about a Marque-Ampico for sale in the U.K.: > The piano is a Marque (e-acute) Ampico "A", serial number 23786. > The most unusual feature is that it is a pedal electric, in the > sense of a pedal electric Duo-Art. Firstly, there should not be an acute accent over the e. The word...

•Hi, It might be a very small world when it comes to Marque-Ampicos in the UK. Many years ago I had a good friend, Dr. Al Bottomley, who died tragically in about 1980. He was an avid collector of reproducing pianos, and one item in his collection was an upright Marshall piano fitted with an Angelus ...

•Hi, I have two short questions : 1) Is Hupfeld the name of a piano or the name of a player system ? Someone told me they were considering selling their Hupfeld Duo-Art. Now I'm wondering, is this a Hupfeld *piano* with Aeolian Duo-Art pneumatics, or was there some misunderstanding as is it a piano ...

•-- forwarded message, please reply to sender and MMD -- Hello, I am e-mailing you from England for a friend who restores player pianos. He has an old Ampico Marque and requires a wiring diagram for the tubes etc. to make it work. I wonder if you or a colleague can help at all or perhaps direct me t...

•Bryan Cobley wrote in MMD 981025: > Hello, I am e-mailing you from England for a friend who restores > player pianos. He has an old Ampico Marque and requires a wiring > diagram for the tubes etc. to make it work. I wonder if you or a > colleague can help at all or perhaps direct me to someone who ...

•In MMD 981026 Bob Conant writes about the Ampico Marque. I'm also just about to embark on restoring one which is complete but in pieces. I need help! I'm in Manchester UK. I've done the case and piano action which are now superb. David Chalkin

•Hi, David Chalkin asks about the Marque Ampico. I have almost finished restoring one -- a few weeks away from it, in fact! Any help I can give you are welcome to. Although, as there are quite a few varieties of Marque Ampico, they may not be the same. The one I have is in a Beale (a well known Aust...

•I had responded to a note from David Chalkin and thought I would forward my reply to the MMD to stimulate further discussion. In particular, I would welcome any additions to my list of recommended documentation to have on hand when restoring a Marque Ampico or a Model A for that matter. The Vestal ...

•Hi, Can anybody tell me why the Marque Ampico cuts off three [more] notes when it is set to play non-Ampico rolls? These end notes go through the cutout behind the roll box and activate only when Ampico is turned on. This gives the normal 83 notes for Ampico mode but then it switches to 80 playing ...

•Peter Coggins writes: > Can anybody tell me why the Marque Ampico cuts off three [more] notes > when it is set to play non-Ampico rolls? [snip] Is this like the > silly pneumatic which turns the Ampico switch on whenever it goes > into reroll? (Like most it's now disabled!) Cutting off the > sustai...

•Hello Peter and MMDers, This is an interesting insight into the possible thinking at the time these players were built. I was very disappointed to find that Aeolian did not see fit to have more than 80 notes available for playing non-Duo-Art rolls in later models whereas the early models played all...

•I have a Marshall & Wendell piano with a Marque Ampico player unit. It is an Amphion with an upside down valve. Most of the hose was intact when I restored the mechanism but some was brittle and had broken off before I got it so I am not sure it is hosed properly. I am wondering if anyone has a hos...

•I'm looking for an Ampico Marque player action, ideally for a Chickering, but I'm not all that picky at this point. I need everything, upper and lower, but would be thrilled to death with any parts and pieces. Tim Mattice

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- I have a Franklin Marque Ampico model for sale. The exterior finish is in very good condition. Marty Russell

•-- non-subscriber, please reply to sender and MMD -- Available, free: 1926 Marque Ampico upright player piano. Needs restoration: hammers, felts and player mechanism. All parts are there. Case very good. First floor, Andover, Massachusetts. Diane Pitochelli tel.: 1-978-470-0076 dianepitochelli@comc...

•Free: Upright Marque Ampico, unrestored. Located in Shoreham, New York. Picture available, call or email. Joe Hanulec tel.: 1-631-744-1468 jhanulec@gmail.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]